Bjorn Billhardt

Founder & CEO, Abilitie (Invited MBA)

Austin

Bjorn Billhardt is CEO of Abilitie a provider of leadership development programs and mini-MBA programs. Abilitie develops emerging business leaders with team-based business simulations, certified global facilitators, and seasoned implementation teams. Abilitie’s leadership programs have educated over 20,000 learners across the world, including high-potential employees at companies such as GE, Southwest Airlines, Pfizer, Marriott, and Coca-Cola.

Bjorn has been designing leadership development program and working with executives from world-class institutions for two decades. Prior to founding Abilitie in 2015, Bjorn was the CEO of Enspire Learning, Inc., a custom e-learning development company he co-founded in 2001 and grew to about $5MM in revenue and 50 employees.

Previously, Bjorn worked as a consultant and corporate trainer for BAAN, a Dutch software company, and McKinsey & Company, a strategic management consulting firm. Bjorn holds a BA from the University of Texas and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Bjorn lives in Austin, TX with his wife and three young boys. He is a native of Hamburg, Germany and came to the US as an exchange student in high school.